Amazing Adventures (4th Series)

    (Marvel, 1979-1981)
™ and ©1979 Marvel Entertainment Group

The second volume of Amazing Adventures reprinted stories of the original X-Men from X-Men (1st Series). The new X-Men had appeared a few years previous to the 1979 debut of Amazing Adventures, and were starting to climb to the stratospheric popularity they would later enjoy. This series gave readers a chance to see how it all began.

Starting with a reprint of X-Men (1st Series) #1, this title showed how Professor Xavier gathered a band of special youngsters together to show them how to use their “X-tra” powers for the good of humanity. Later issues included the origins of Cyclops, the Beast, and the other original X-Men. It also reprinted the X-Men’s first encounters with soon-to-be-legendary villains such as Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. In comparing the old and new X-Men teams, the original comes across as far less flashy (and angst-ridden!), but the signs of greatness were evident from the very beginning.
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Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #1

December, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
5 copies available from $8.00
Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #2

January, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
7 copies available from $5.00
Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #3

February, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
14 copies available from $0.25
Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #3 Newsstand Edition

February, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $3.99
Newsstand Edition by Bob Budiansky; 2nd story reprinted from X-Men (1st Series) #40; Reprinted from X-Men (first series) #2 Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #4

March, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
4 copies available from $5.06
Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #5

April, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
9 copies available from $3.05
Stan Lee, Roy ThomasJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #6

May, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
8 copies available from $2.75
Stan LeeJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #7

June, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
8 copies available from $1.20
Stan Lee, Gary FriedrichJack Kirby, George Tuska
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #8

July, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
11 copies available from $1.20
Stan Lee, Gary FriedrichJack Kirby, George Tuska
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #8 Newsstand Edition

July, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $4.00
Newsstand Edition by Al Milgrom; 2nd story reprinted from X-Men (1st Series) #45; Reprinted from X-Men (first series) #4, retitled from The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Stan Lee, Gary FriedrichJack Kirby, George Tuska
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #9

August, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
3 copies available from $2.25
Stan Lee, Gary FriedrichJack Kirby, George Tuska
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #9 Newsstand Edition

August, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $2.50
Newsstand Edition by John Byrne; 2nd story reprinted from X-Men (1st Series) #46; Reprinted from X-Men (first series) #5, retitled from Trapped: One X-Man Stan Lee, Gary FriedrichJack Kirby, George Tuska
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #10

September, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
4 copies available from $2.25
Stan Lee, Arnold DrakeJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #10 Newsstand Edition

September, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $2.50
Newsstand Edition by Jack Kirby; 2nd story reprinted from X-Men (1st Series) #47; Reprinted from X-Men (first series) #5 Stan Lee, Arnold DrakeJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #11

October, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
7 copies available from $0.75
Stan Lee, Arnold DrakeJack Kirby, Werner Roth
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #12

November, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
5 copies available from $1.00
Stan LeeJack Kirby, Jim Steranko
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #13

December, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
5 copies available from $1.25
Stan LeeJack Kirby
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #14

January, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
3 copies available from $3.25
Stan LeeJack Kirby
Amazing Adventures (4th Series) #14 Newsstand Edition

January, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $2.75
Newsstand Edition by Jack Kirby; Final Issue; Reprinted from X-Men (first series) #8 Stan LeeJack Kirby